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ICM_GETINFO

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The ICM_GETINFO message queries a video compression driver to return a description of itself in an ICINFO structure.

ICM_GETINFO 
wParam = (DWORD) (LPVOID) lpicinfo; 
lParam = sizeof(ICINFO);

Parameters

lpicinfo

Pointer to an ICINFO structure to contain information.

lParam

Size, in bytes, of ICINFO.

Return Values

Returns the size, in bytes, of ICINFO or zero if an error occurs..

Remarks

Typically, applications send this message to display a list of the installed compressors.

The driver should fill all members of the ICINFO structure except szDriver.

Requirements

**  Windows NT/2000/XP:** Included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.
**  Windows 95/98/Me:** Included in Windows 95 and later.
**  Header:** Declared in Vfw.h.

See Also

Video Compression Manager, Video Compression Messages, ICINFO